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HARVESTING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 14, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWAED W. JENKINS, or NoEEIsToWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

HARVESTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent. No. 283,248, dated August 14, 1883.

j i To all whom t Ina/y con/cariz: i

B'e it known that I, EDWARD WV. JENIiINs, of Norristown, Montgomery county, Fennsyl` vania,have invented an Improvement in Harvesting-Machines, of which the following is a y specification.

My invention` has reference toharvestingmachines, but more particularly to reeling attachments thereon; and it consists in support- Io ing the reel-arms or beaters within the inside limits of said arms, toenable the said reel to be rotated by a long universal-jointed rod. driven from the main or driving shaft of the harvesting-machine; further, in providing means to I 5 adjust said reel horizontally or vertically with reference to the platform and finger-bar, andA various details of construction, all of which are fully set forth in the following specifica tion and shown in the accompanying drawings, 2o which form part thereof.

2 5 perspective view ofthe reelhub Fig. 4 is a plan view of the reel-support and adjusting j mechanism.L Fig. 5 is an elevation, with part `in section, of a modified construction of reel. i

A is a stationary bed-plate, providedwith 3o guides '13, rack A, and projecting arm D,

`adapted to be bolted to the plank E of the frame of the harvestingmachine.

F is a crank-shaped, reel-support, with a hand-lever, F2, which Works upon a horizontal 3 5 j axis within the bearings ff on slide-block F,

provided witha guide-rod, G, one end of which is 'fastened thereto, the outer end of which works through lthe guidestandardJ. The' stirrup H is fitted loosely upon apin, i, on the 4o rod G. The slide-block F slides upon the` guides B on the stationary casting orbed-plate A. The reel is provided with a double row of spokes or arms, L, all clamped fast by the hub, made of the two outer sections, C, and

center ring, I), forming a clamping-hub,

clamped and held togetherby the reel-shaft N, having a collar, P, the saidshaft passing through the said sections, and provided with a nut, O, so arranged as to bolt the sections to- Vgether and clamp the arms of the reel firm in their respective places around the said hub in Application tiled January 9,1883. (Nn model.)

right and left directions radiating from the aXis of the reel, and upon which the slats or beaters Z may be bolted. rlhe hub of the reel may be made in two sections, clamping one roW of arms, as shown in Fig. 5. The reelshaft N passes through the upper end of the crank-arm F, which is provided with a bearthe reel, and turns therein, connecting a tumtumbling-shaft S being placedV in a substan-` tially horizontal position along the harvester, and driven by a sprocket-Wheel, S and a chain geared from the main Wheel of thehar` vester, the reel being so constructed as to allow the tumbling-shaft to eXtend a considerable distance within its inside limits, thereby `affording a sufficient lengthof tumbling-shaft to accommodate the deviations of the reel as it is adjusted in different positions, while the said shaft continually transmits motion to the reel. The reel,while in motion, may be placed in different positions to suit the grain by the tumbling-shaft following its change of position, as indicated -by dotted lines. The reel is held to its place from slipping forward and backward by the sway-bar K, fulcrumed to the rod G at G, one Yend connecting with the stirrup H,. and the other end engaging in the rack A in the stationary bedlplate A, the bar being normally held in the rack by a spring, k. The reel is adjusted vertically by the bolt T on the hand-lever F2 engaging with the segment V, which is bolted to the slideblock F or the bearing j', and provided with therein by the aid of a spring, t, in the han cure. i i

Incase it is desired to move the reel for-A ward or backward, the driver places his foot into the stirrup H, gives it a side motion, which throws the sway-bar K out of the rack Af, -where it was held, and when disengaged leaves the reel in care of the foot of the driver, to be shifted horizontally in the direction desired. When raising or lowering the reel, the driver places his hand on end around the handle of the hand-lever F2, griping the hand-piece on the bolt T in the ordinary way, disconnecting the bolt from the detent in the segment V, and

dle, and when so engaged holds the reel' sej ing, F3, at or close to the center of gravity of 1 bling-shaft, S, having universal joints. n, the

detents to receive the bolt, which is forced IOO , lever F2, which is depressed' and held to position again by the-bolt T dropping back again into the segment V, the reel may be raised. The reel may have its slats set obliquely or stand in a spiral shape, and which is often very necessary in reaping some kinds of grain.

' 'This is done by loosening the nut Oand turning one of the segments C partly around.

I do not limit myselfto anyparticular means for adjusting the reel, as the devices shown may be modied in various ways without departing from the invention. Neither do I limit myself to the method of clamping the spokes of the reel or the construction of said hub, as my invention comprehends a supportinghub and its bearing located within the limits or ends of the reel-slats or beaters. Y

The hub-sections may be clamped by separate bolts from the shaft, if desired; but I prefer the construction shown.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. In a harvesting-machine, an adjustable crank-shaped reel-support working upon a horizontal axis carried in sliding bearings, the

said'support being provided with a bearing for-a reel on its free end, and at or near the 'center of gravity of said reel, the said supporting bearing beingI located wholly within the limits of said reel, in combination with saidreel and means to'adjust said support and sliding bearings, substantially as and for the purpose speciied.

2. In a harvesting-machine, the combination of a reel and its shaft with a tumblingshaft connected to said reel-shaft by a univer- S21-150mb within the inside limits of the ier-,1, 45'

and arranged in such a manner that the said shaft drives the said reel, and at the same time allows of its adjustment while in motion, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

y 3. In a harvesting-machine, they combination of the reel with a crank-shaped arm or support extending within the inside limits of the reel, close to its center of gravity, and receiving the shaft of said reel in horizontal bearings located within the limits of the reel, and upon which the reel'frevolves, and means to adjust said arm, so that the reel may be 'ad'-l justed to suit the grain to be eut, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a harvesting-machine, a reel, in c ombination with a hub located at or near the longitudinal center or within the inside limits of said reel, the said hub supporting the reel arms or spokes obliquely from the axis ofthe reel, a tumbling shaft reaching over within the inside limits ofthe reel, and connecting therewith by means. of a universal joint, and means to adjust said reel vertically or horizontally, as desired, and while the reel is in motion, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In aharyesting-machine, a reel provided with a supporting-bearing at or near its center of gravity, and within the limits of the reel, in combination with means to support said reel through the agency of. said bearing,

substantially as and for the purpose specified.,

6. rlhe combination of a reel with its shaft N, universal joint n, tumbling-shaft S, bearing F, crank-arm F, bearings f, slide-plate F, guides B, rack A', arm K, pivoted at G, foot-rest H, lever F2, bolt T, and rack V, substantially as and for the purpose speoiiied.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

EDNYA RD XV. JENKINS.

'"itnesses:

R. M. HUNTER, R. S. CHILD, Jr. 

